Objectives & Sequence: This lesson is intended to be used as a preview of Grammar - Verb Patterns #2.

Part One: Warm Up

Discuss the following questions with a partner or group:

  • Do you know any big sports fans?
  • Did you play any sports when you were a child?
  • What is the most exciting sport to watch on TV? What about the most boring?
  • What do you know about the UFC?

Part Two: Listening

Exercise

Open Exercise One to begin the activity. Follow the instructions in the document. Then, go on to Exercise Two.

Transcript

Fashion? Well, I can only go shopping once a year, so I'm not very fashion conscious.

I like clothes that fit me rather than, and suit me rather than brand labels.

I especially love shoe shopping when I go home.

And my aim is to look nice, not particularly fashionable, but classic, that'll do.

Fashion isn't really important to me.

I just want clothes that look fairly smart and don't smell.

If they've got holes in them, that's no good, but I'm not a follower of fashion.

Is fashion important to me? Not really.

I usually wear whatever's comfortable.

I don't usually care about name brands or anything like that.

I just go with what looks best on me, and yeah, it's gotta be cool.

Fashion is not so important to me, but I do like to sometimes put an effort into how I look and into my appearance.

I think that fashion expresses who you are, and it can differentiate you from others.

But, however, on the other hand, people can judge you on fashion and your appearance, and this is not a good thing.

You should look further than the appearance.

Fashion is not important to me.

I try not to be a slave to corporate logos, and I just know what I like, and I dress the way I like.

And if I see something that's in fashion and I like it, I'll wear it, and if I see something that isn't fashion and I don't like it, I won't wear it.

No, I don't think fashion is very important.

I think it's more important to wear clothes that you're comfortable in and clothes that express your personality in some way.

So perhaps sometimes I'll see something that's the latest fashion and I might like it, but usually if it's something a bit crazy, I don't like it.

But sometimes then, after a while, after I see a lot of people wearing it, it grows on me.

Exercises

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